It’s soon going to be easier than ever to get your young children vaccinated.
- Paediatrician and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney
If a newborn is exposed to hepatitis B at birth, there’s a 90% chance they’ll develop a lifelong infection.
Fewer people reported needing to miss work after their booster, compared to their second dose.
Years of vaccine research tells us that, if side effects are going to occur, they normally occur within the first months after getting a vaccine.
There are many reasons adults might not be up to date with the vaccinations they need. Catching up is easy enough, and vitally important in the fight against infectious diseases.
We’ve had the measles vaccine in Australia since 1968, but a two-dose program was only introduced in 1992. And if you haven’t had the second dose, you’re at risk of contracting measles.
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